CVE-2022-30597 json
External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter in moodle
published 2022-05-18 4 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-moodle-2022-30597 , EUVD-2022-5726 , GHSA-x6gm-qqwp-76gr
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A flaw was found in moodle where the description user field was not hidden when being set as a hidden user field.
Patch / fix
- packagist moodle/moodle 3.9.14, 3.10.11, 3.11.7, 4.0.1
- bitnami moodle 3.9.14, 3.10.11, 3.11.7, 4.0.1
- moodle moodle 3.9.14, 3.10.11, 3.11.7
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2022-30597 updated cvss 5.3
moodle: Description field hidden by user policies (hiddenuserfields) is still visible
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | moodle/moodle | >=4.0, <4.0.1 >=3.11, <3.11.7 >=3.10, <3.10.11 >=3.9, <3.9.14 |
4.0.1 3.11.7 3.10.11 3.9.14 |
| bitnami | moodle | >=3.9.0, <3.9.14 >=3.10.0, <3.10.11 >=3.11.0, <3.11.7 >=4.0.0, <4.0.1 |
3.9.14 3.10.11 3.11.7 4.0.1 |
Affected products
- n/a moodle
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-472 External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter
References
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git.moodle.org
/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-74318
web, patch, vendor-advisory, advisory
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/670268900cca1d55a718d708ae91bda826f8b9a3
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PIMSIRKCFLIC646K4GMUSZU7THOUVPAJ/
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OGF35EN5K2R6X3NTY3XPZSJ3UDASMXI6/
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QCTWSE3JDMSYL7DPCMXMMJEXZSS6VIA5/
vendor-advisory, web
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moodle.org
/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=434579
web, vendor-advisory, advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=2083585
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30597
advisory, web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle
package
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OGF35EN5K2R6X3NTY3XPZSJ3UDASMXI6
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PIMSIRKCFLIC646K4GMUSZU7THOUVPAJ
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QCTWSE3JDMSYL7DPCMXMMJEXZSS6VIA5
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-30597
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-x6gm-qqwp-76gr
- NVD CVE-2022-30597
- OSV BIT-moodle-2022-30597
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